Colonization

This past Friday evening, April 16th, our Colonization Ceremony was held, making us the Arkansas Alpha Colony of Phi Delta Theta! Click here to visit the Phi Delta Theta website and read more about it.

Founding Fathers Retreat

Founding Fathers Retreat was held on Sunday March 7th at the Phi Delta Theta house. Dustin Struble, Director of Expansion for Phi Delta Theta, along with Steve Curtright guided us in the steps needed to take to fulfill the prerequisites for Colony recognition. We also heard from guests Parice Bowser, Director of Greek Life at the University of Arkansas, and Joe Passanise, our province president. This was a crucial step towards re-colonization which is set for April 16th, 2010.

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Parents' Day

This past Saturday, March 6th, we held Parents' Day here at the Phi Delta Theta house. We'd like to thank all the parents and alumni that came out. The catered chicken from Slim's was great and the weather made it even better.

A special thanks goes to Parents' Club Coordinator Debbie Holliman who made Parents' Day a success.

































Here's a picture of the t-shirt from the event. We are in the process of making a second order. If you'd like to order a shirt (and you didn't already sign up for one at Parents' Day), please send your information to jgweaver AT uark.edu

New Officers

This past Sunday all new officers were named for the Phi Delta Theta interest group. Here's a list of their names along with positions:

Executive Officers
President - Afshar Sanati
Vice President - Collin Pitts
Secretary - Josh Weaver
Treasurer - J.D. Bruning
Phikeia Educator - Thomas Maxwell
Recruitment Chair - Jahon Zehtaban
Scholarship - Max Miller

Chapter Officers
Risk Management - Jeffrey Coffman
Alumni Relations - Tyler Norman
Social Chair - Sam White
Bylaws Chair - Nick Byars
Warden - Nick Henry
Community Service - Brian Henry
Philanthropy - Walker Page
Public Relations - Garret Phelps
Historian - Kevin Liner
Intramurals - Michael Holliman
Webmaster - Tyler McKimmey
Chorister - Steven Spaulding
Chaplain - Seth Adams
Awards - Derek Benner
Parents Club Coordinator - Thomas Maxwell
Fund Raising - Brooks Taylor
Brotherhood - Charles Hebbler
House Manager - Dylan Owen

We're excited about our new positions and we look forward to the Founding Fathers Retreat on Sunday.

Recruitment

Right now, our main focus is recruitment. We are actively seeking men at the University of Arkansas who display leadership potential, academic focus, and overall well-roundedness. Since founding in 1948, the Arkansas Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Theta has initiated over 1,900 men and has traditionally been one of the strongest, most active fraternities on campus. We plan to continue that legacy of excellence by recruiting top-notch men.

During the current Spring semester, four men who exemplify the qualities we are looking for have already joined. Everyone who joins this semester will be given the opportunity to move into our magnificent house.

If you or someone you know has what it take to be a part of our recolonization effort, visit the website below to fill out and submit a form.

http://www.phideltatheta.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=976&Itemid=140

Move-In!

The scheduled move-in day had to be pushed back a couple days because of winter weather here at the University of Arkansas. When the roads finally cleared enough, members of the Fall 2009 Pledge Class were finally able to check-in on Sunday, January 31st and start moving things in throughout the following days. A few alumni also came by to grill burgers for us while we moved our things in.

Although the house is hardly half-full, we are excited to get the opportunity to move into the beautiful, newly renovated Phi Delt house and anxious to get started down the road toward rechartering.

Right now we are in the process of recruiting new members to become Re-Founding Fathers with us. We hope to keep everybody updated on our progress through this blog, so make sure to check back for updates.

Here are some pictures from move-in day:


Our new home



The dining hall ceiling



Checking in



Josh



Max and J.D.











The alumni and Steve, our adviser from Headquarters, on the right